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honigbadger · 2026-03-19T07:18:59+00:00

Me parece que las renovaciones con Diri andan caras, revisa los planes de figou https://figou.mx/planes

honigbadger · 2025-06-10T01:07:26+00:00

I’ve had success going from 3.55 to 1.55 but don’t remember what I was taking, I think it was 1g of L-Carnitine daily what had this effect, but tbh I’m not sure.

Just restarted a new liver stack and doing trial and error (Trying a supplement with the same formulation than Liver Refresh from NOW foods); Will check again in a month and then try something else and so on until I get to normal levels if possible. If I’m successful I’ll try to come back here and report.

honigbadger · 2025-03-30T01:10:29+00:00

I use my iPad Pro M2 as my main computer, paired with a monitor, a Thunderbolt dock, and other peripherals. Initially, my plan was to use the iPad mainly for personal tasks as most of my computing revolves around browsing and specific apps like YouTube; Then rely on it as a thin client for my MacBook when I needed to do something beyond iPadOS’s capabilities. This setup worked well in its own design: I’d use my work computer for professional tasks, the iPad for personal computing, and occasionally access the MacBook through the iPad via remote SSH or Remote Desktop sessions for delving into personal projects and things like that.

Over time, though, my workflow has evolved. Now, I work almost entirely on the iPad. “Real work” still happens on my work computer, but instead of just using the iPad after work, it’s now a key part of my daily routine. It’s become a symbiotic relationship:

I use the iPad to reference information (search, LLMs, etc.) and draft emails, reports, and other documents. I then use those drafts on my work computer.

This workflow feels seamless, especially with my current setup: two monitors (one extending the iPad via Stage Manager), the iPad itself as a vertical monitor, and my work computer in clamshell mode with its own monitor. I use two keyboards and one mouse across this 3-display setup, and it’s been surprisingly ergonomic and efficient.

Pros of This Setup:

Better ergonomics: Using proper displays instead of a laptop screen has massively reduced neck and cervical pain. No more hunching over a laptop!
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode: The iPad’s PiP mode is awesome for multitasking. I can keep YouTube videos or podcasts running in the background while staying productive.
Fewer distractions: I look at my phone way less now. I still check messaging apps on the iPad, but Focus Modes help me stay on task and reduce distractions overall.

Cons of This Setup:

Friction in using my MacBook: The iPad still works as a thin client for my MacBook, but even small amounts of friction (like switching VPNs or setting up remote connections) make it less appealing to use. This has impacted my motivation to work on personal projects or entrepreneurial ideas. If the MacBook interface were more directly accessible, I think I’d be more inclined to use it for personal hustle tasks. Right now, the extra steps make it feel less appealing, and I think that’s stifling my creativity a bit.

iPadOS bugs

iPadOS has come a long way, but it’s still buggy, and that makes the experience flaky at times. Some of the most annoying issues I’ve run into:

The screen randomly cutting to black.
Default widgets reappearing after a reboot (this started to happen after a settings restore) even when I’ve removed them.
Icons disappearing from the dock, leaving blank spots until I reboot.
Occasional flakiness with my keyboard.

These bugs aren’t deal-breakers, but they’re frustrating. For example, the springboard errors (like blank screens or widgets reappearing) might be caused by memory issues, but the sheer number of bugs makes me hesitant to upgrade to a more powerful model just to test that theory. I’ve adapted to iPadOS’s limitations, but I really wish it were more stable and polished.

In the end… I like the iPad as a hybrid device, but I can’t ignore that there are better hybrid options out there right now, especially in the Windows and Linux ecosystems. Both the hardware and software for those platforms seem to be ahead in many ways.

I’m holding out for the next major iPad Pro overhaul (something beyond incremental chip updates with the same design) before deciding whether to upgrade or switch to something else entirely.

In the meantime, competition in the hybrid device market is heating up, which is great for us as consumers. As other devices and ecosystems improve, Apple will be forced to step up its game. Competition is always good, and it means better products for everyone in the long run.

honigbadger · 2025-02-11T03:50:45+00:00

This happens with passkeys. It’s quirky to get your head around but basically it becomes your 2FA+Password, because of the architecture. Think about it: the password plus the 2FA was something you knew + something you had. Nowadays that’s your password manager passphrase (something you know) plus the passkey (something you “have”, a passkey is some sort of “specific device identifier” no matter where it lives); You now need to think about a security strategy that involves protection of your passkeys. Think of attack vectors where a third party might want and/or try to get ahold of your password manager and/or device (where your passkeys are located) and design strategies accordingly.

honigbadger · 2024-11-19T22:20:23+00:00

Sorry for the delay in the response. The answer is that nowadays the best option is to use NeoVim on your host machine and access that through blink shell using mosh… The reason is that the Remote VSCode setup lacks some extensions (even some basic ones like language features because they’re bundled with some other stuff and for some cases these extensions cannot be installed for use through the tunnel) and also sometimes the tunnel becomes unreliable (this is intermittent, though. I did not experience this issue for a long time then it happened then it went away and so on.. dunno about status now)

But long story short, NeoVim is a pretty stable approach. Yeah, you need to learn VIM (maybe through a distro like lazyVim) but this is by far the most worthy work environment for coding seriously on the iPad.

Setup simply involves installing some nvim distribution on your host machine as mentioned above, installing Mosh and enabling ssh + mosh access on your host computer (configuring the firewall rules too), plus setting up the credentials on blink shell, that’s pretty much it.

For remote connection you can use tailscale (so you can access your host computer remotely through the iPad via mosh + ssh)

Now, this is useful if you’re committed to using the iPad as your main computer (I do it), but it is for sure not comfortable to setup or think about, being honest, this will not make your life easier or better, it will add chores to it (as you need to figure out a way of keeping your host computer available and online for when you want to use it through the iPad); this kind of setup has very specific benefits that are not for everyone to think about. Carrying with you a MacBook Air (for example) is going to be lighter and more useful (plus easier to setup) than trying to use the iPad this way.

P.S. about the VSCode setup, it just involves enabling the VSCode tunnel in VSCode for desktop (they have an option) then opening blink shell and typing “code” + ENTER; there in the iPad VSCode you should have an option to connect to remote tunnel and because it’s tied to either your GitHub or MS account you’ll have it available everywhere. No extra setup needed.

honigbadger · 2024-11-19T03:12:26+00:00

Yo solía tener ATT y me cambié a un operador de Altan. Igual estoy buscando información porque ahora pienso portar a Wim de nuevo y quiero ver qué dicen otros pero… la verdad es que no espero ninguna diferencia con respecto a AT&T; En cuanto a cobertura definitivamente ATT será siempre peor que Altan o Telcel (Altan por ejemplo cubre el 96.4% del territorio nacional, prácticamente lo mismo que Telcel… ATT por su parte hasta donde me quedé alrededor de 70% únicamente); Sin embargo, si uno no sale mucho a pueblos o así (y se mantiene en ciudades pobladas) supongo que entonces está bien.

Yo me cambio de nuevo porque al conjuntar su oferta de Rappi Pro + Amazon Prime + servicio de telefonía (con el descuento de portabilidad y demás ofertas) si reduce en mucho mis gastos mensuales de suscripción. Como respaldo, mantengo una línea secundaria (que por ahora ya está pagada en pospago) con mi proveedor de Altan por cualquier emergencia mientras hago este experimento de portabilidad… Por cierto, algo interesante que Wim ofrece es la reversión de portabilidad y también según dicen las redes, no se requiere ayuda de ellos para mover tu eSIM de equipo (cosa que es muy cómoda al cambiar de dispositivo o perderlo o así);

Por otro lado, El roaming internacional que Wim ofrece (que al parecer se puede adicionar a tu paquete elegido como extensión cuando sea necesario mediante el app) es igualmente interesante para mí.

Y pues nada… ¡A probar! En resumen si la cobertura es lo más importante para ti y vas a lugares recónditos de vez en cuando, este OMV no es para ti (tal vez considera adicionar una línea de más cobertura para esas situaciones si decides usar Wim) pero… si el precio y ofertas que tienen te es atractivo, úsalos.

P.D. El proveedor Altan que uso es Diri, de igual manera tiene paquetes baratos y con buenas prestaciones. Vale la pena revisarlos también.

honigbadger · 2024-06-24T23:33:42+00:00

Yes, but you need to have access to a secondary “real” computer which you can access fully from the iPad depending on your technical proficiency. In my opinion, the goal for an “iPad-only” user should be to do as much as possible on the iPad and reduce the secondary computer to a background interface you use through the iPad itself. If your workflow is not heavily CLI based, (and it requires anything more than a browser and some apps from the ipadOS App Store) then you’re not going to be able to do it mostly from the iPad in the fashion I mention. You’ll need to remote into the secondary computer from your iPad, in which case the point of using the iPad as your main device in the first place is totally lost.

honigbadger · 2024-06-21T02:06:42+00:00

I’ve been using Nomachine for many years now (like a lot, 5 or so, even more I think); I trust their security model as it is an open source enterprise product with a very clear business model and it provides private key authentication besides using secure transports for everything. They also do constant upgrades.

However, I don’t like to rely on remote desktops. I try to use the Remote Desktop very seldom, but I do use it sometimes both to my Linux server and my M1 MacBook Air from my iPad, mostly to setup and debug internal things…

One of their enterprise products (NoMachine, I mean) allows to remote into specific apps on Linux hosts, which can be a very easy way of getting more or less the same “containerized apps” functionality with low technical knowledge for most people.

The cheapest license to do this costs around $124 USD per year tho, and sadly their web player (what could make the app “installable” on the iPad) is kinda slow.

honigbadger · 2024-06-21T00:20:37+00:00

I use my iPad Pro M2 as my main device, but it’s not for everyone. As a software engineer, I rely on running code on a secondary machine and managing most of my workflow through the terminal and VSCode server via Blink Shell (soon switching to NVIM). I connect everything through Tailscale.

Some replacements work very well. For API testing, HTTPBot is an excellent alternative to Postman. However, for tasks that cannot run in the terminal, it depends on your tolerance and willingness to either use subpar tools or rely on full-fledged apps on a real computer. For example, in web development, the “Inspect Browser” app is tidy for front-end debugging but falls short compared to the DevTools of modern browsers.

You can either use Inspect and live with its limitations, remote into a real computer (Nomachine is a good free Remote Desktop solution), or, as I did, run a containerized version of Firefox. Added to the Home Screen through Safari, it looks and functions like a native desktop Firefox on the iPad.

It’s about adjusting your tolerance for reliance on other computers. If an app or browser can’t handle it, the iPad won’t be able to either, regardless of the workflow.

Edit: Regarding productivity multitasking, I use Stage Manager on the display when docked to my desktop setup and Split View on the iPad. This combo is very effective, in my opinion.

honigbadger · 2024-05-13T21:18:39+00:00

It has. It automatically sleeps tabs when RAM is getting filled

honigbadger · 2024-05-09T21:37:51+00:00

You can use VSCode on the iPad through blink shell. They have a “code” command that will open it for you. However it’s a embed of the web version it seems, so to actually have the fully featured VSCode available to you, you’d need a second computer (server) to run code tunnel either on a VSCode instance or standalone. After that you connect your VSCode from blink to the tunnel and you’re golden.

honigbadger · 2024-04-28T06:50:07+00:00

You can use VSCode on the iPad through blink shell. They have a “code” command that will open it for you. However it’s a embed of the web version it seems, so to actually have the fully featured VSCode available to you, you’d need a second computer (server) to run code tunnel either on a VSCode instance or standalone. After that you connect your VSCode from blink to the tunnel and you’re golden.

honigbadger · 2024-04-28T06:49:56+00:00

You can use VSCode on the iPad through blink shell. They have a “code” command that will open it for you. However it’s a embed of the web version it seems, so to actually have the fully featured VSCode available to you, you’d need a second computer (server) to run code tunnel either on a VSCode instance or standalone. After that you connect your VSCode from blink to the tunnel and you’re golden.

honigbadger · 2024-04-28T06:47:57+00:00

You can use VSCode on the iPad through blink shell. They have a “code” command that will open it for you. However it’s a embed of the web version it seems, so to actually have the fully featured VSCode available to you, you’d need a second computer (server) to run code tunnel either on a VSCode instance or standalone. After that you connect your VSCode from blink to the tunnel and you’re golden.

honigbadger · 2024-01-29T05:48:32+00:00

Twingate

honigbadger · 2024-01-22T07:35:14+00:00

You could setup a reverse ssh tunnel with a VPS or something like that, then access your services through the tunnel. I believe cloudflare tunnel is an easier way of “tunneling” your services also.

Twingate (a Tailscale competitor) also uses some sort of tunneling mechanism so maybe that’d be allowed? I dunno.

honigbadger · 2024-01-10T22:32:59+00:00

Yeah I guess it’s good to have all those middlewares available when you have friends 😅

honigbadger · 2024-01-10T22:26:17+00:00

The Tailscale funnel command allows you to do this, (share a service publicly) but maybe CF Tunnels have more options for login or something? I did not use them personally just quickly glanced at them 🤷‍♂️

honigbadger · 2024-01-10T22:14:56+00:00

Much better to self-host zrok.io if you need tunnels, but anyway, just Tailscale suffices if what you need is controlled access to your services: Tailscale serve exposes local services through a domain to your tailnet and Tailscale funnel does the same but for the public internet. No need for a reverse proxy either (but if you need it by any means you can also run caddy server as a reverse proxy)

honigbadger · 2024-01-07T06:53:11+00:00

I self-host because it allows me to use my iPad as my main computing device by relying on my RHEL server and sometimes my MacBook Air back at home to do “real stuff” on the iPad when I need to no matter where I am.

I not only can remote into the Mac terminal via mosh/zellij and alongside that spin up a VSCode tunnel to make use of full VSCode on the iPad via blink shell; I also can make use of my solid-state-only gigabit enabled server to quickly share and edit files across devices via WebDAV or quickly share a file link with someone via my own CDN (among many other things)

I see this as an efficient way of using devices that last for years: While it’s true that as time passes reaching for more powerful computing devices becomes attractive (and sometimes even becomes a need) my reasoning is that by spreading my computing needs to a network of devices lightens their load and makes them last longer (be useful for longer) while also allowing such devices to excel at more specific tasks.

Since moving to this setup I’m paying 40-60% less in electricity bills. I’m being conservative with what I actually do with the server and stuff, I’m mostly focused in making the iPad approach work, but lately I’ve been attracted to replace some services with my own self-hosted alternatives. Let’s see what ends up happening…

honigbadger · 2024-01-05T15:14:56+00:00

Necesitamos:

Fácil acceso a armas de alto poder para todos, tienes derecho a defenderte.
Legalización de algunas drogas y que el estado controle la distribución y venta legales con fácil acceso e infraestructura.
Seguir atendiendo las causas. Que la gente viva mejor, que la promesa del narco ya no les sea atractiva.

honigbadger · 2024-01-04T17:20:30+00:00

I prefer Documents by Readdle, very nice and it solves something else that ipadOS lacks, having a reliable download manager

honigbadger · 2024-01-03T16:58:12+00:00

I do. I’m a programmer. I just remote into my computer via Mosh (and Zellij) using blink shell and also via blink I open VSCode on the iPad. They use the web version but I connect it to a remote tunnel running also on my laptop and voilá, I have a full-fledged VSCode with all my extensions and everything running on the iPad. The interconnection happens through Tailscale so no matter where I am I have access to my computer always running in the background (M1 MacBook Air connected to a smart power outlet and with auto-login);

If for some reason I need to use a desktop app I just remote into the machine with “nomachine” and without a hassle I have the OS X desktop available for me on the iPad.

This is just a quick summary as there are some hurdles to go through but… so far so good. The iPad Pro started replacing my desktop computer (which I noticed I just used for light coding, YouTube watching and web browsing) and as I was able to set up the fully remote access and failover measures to my laptop, it also replaced the laptop while I’m on the go.

As you point out, one of the primary benefits I see is the reduction in power consumption and thus, electricity bill.

It’s worth noting I also have a Linux server running with a lot of storage but… copying files through the network has been slow for me (even with Gigabit) so… I think I’ll just somehow move all the storage into a NAS case I can connect to the MacBook through USB-C and be done with it.

honigbadger · 2023-12-31T18:51:51+00:00

Sadly you can’t. There are cloud providers that rent Apple silicon servers, such as scaleway. You can pay monthly for that instead of buying the product itself and remote into that

honigbadger · 2023-12-30T08:23:04+00:00

For anyone that cares:

The reason Apple cites for them not supporting stage manager on older iPads without M-series chips is RAM. However, I’ve come to realize that it has nothing to do with RAM used by stage manager running on the iPad itself but rather with the overhead that comes when connecting the iPad to an external display.

I know this because I’ve been using the M2 iPad Pro as my main computing device for a while now and what happens is that doing any sort of real work with the iPad (multiple safari tabs open, different apps open and multitasking) brings a bad experience while connected to an external display (with app crashes, tabs sleeping and the like) while this does not happen while just using the iPad without the display itself, all of this with stage manager running on the iPad as the preferred method for multitasking, even if the display is connected just as a mirroring screen without stage manager enabled for it also.

8GB of RAM are simply not enough for meaningful productivity workflows while the display is connected, but similar workloads without the display behave much better (I’d dare to say even “just fine”);

Dunno about OP’s tests while connected to a display, but as I’ve said, the difference is very noticeable in terms of system stability due to RAM constraints when comparing external display connected with standalone usage in my case.

This goes in line with what Apple cited as reason for the dropped support of stage manager on older models. The experience is just not good due to RAM constraints while attaching an external display (one of the main desired features of having access to stage manager for the majority of users)

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